Oprah Winfrey will say goodbye to daytime and her eponymous talk show in 2011.

On Thursday, Harpo Productions confirmed that the woman appointed The Queen of Talk has decided to end the groundbreaking Oprah Winfrey Show she has helmed since 1985. Oprah will formally announce news of her departure on Friday. The final episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show is scheduled to air in May 2011.

Karrine Steffans’ alleged Buss It Baby has been tapped as the next Malcolm Winters: Entertainment Weekly has learned that former child actor Darius McCrary – best known for playing Eddie Winslow on the long-running ABC sitcom Family Matters – has inked an multi-year deal to assume the role of Malcolm Winters on The Young & The Restless beginning Nov. 18.

The actor steps into the role originated by Emmy-winning Criminal Minds star Shemar Moore in 1994.

“We are thrilled to have the character of Malcolm back on Y&R,” according to a statement from Maria Bell, Y&R’s co-executive producer/head writer. “Malcolm, Neil Winters’ brother, has always been a catalyst to exciting stories. He’s coming back to town to see his brother and to reunite with his biological daughter, Lily Winters, as she fights for her life. Malcolm is a photographer … someone who lives on the edge and who always pushes the envelope.”

Darius makes his daytime debut on Dec. 29.

Daytime’s Top Trash-Talkin’ Tranny has a gig through 2012! On Tuesday, FOX renewed popular daily gabfest The Wendy Williams Show through the 2011-12 season.

Ratings have improved drastically for the show in recent weeks, network bosses said in a statement to Broadcasting & Cable on Wednesday. Wendy’s viewership has increased by 23% in households, 43% among women 18-34, and 37% in women 25-54.

“There was no question that we wanted to renew The Wendy Williams Show given what we’ve seen thus far in both content and ratings,” said Frank Cicha, Fox’s Senior VP of Programming. “We anticipate even further growth as the show continues to emerge as a key building block, and Wendy as a key personality, of our daytime landscape.”

On NBC Nightly News Tuesday, Grammy-winning recording Alicia Keys sat down with NBC’s Lester Holt about her determination to be “a voice for the voiceless” through her Keep a Child Alive foundation, which provides life-saving treatment, care and support to families affected by HIV/AIDS in Durban, South Africa, Africa, and India.

Rihanna’s 20/20 interview about the night she was beaten bloody by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was a ratings winner for ABC. Diane Sawyer’s exclusive interview with the pop star on Friday drew 8.2 million viewers among adults 18-49. It also drew the show’s best 18-34 number in three years.

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On the same day that Rihanna chats with Diane Sawyer – Friday on ABC’s 20/20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT – Chris Brown sits down for a 30-minute interview with MTV News correspondent Sway.

The interview airs Friday at 6PM ET/PT on MTV.

Janet Jackson will open up to ABC’s Robin Roberts in her first TV interview since the death of her brother.

The “Control” star is expected to share memories of her older brother– who died of an overdose last June — for “In the Spotlight With Robin Roberts: Janet Jackson.”

The interview will air Nov. 18 @ 10 PM on ABC, and marks the first time Janet has allowed cameras into her Malibu mansion.

Man Down! Would someone please tell Keyshia Cole to come get her Mama? Frankie Lons, the biological mother of R&B powerhouse Keyshia Cole and star of the BET trainwreck Frankie & Neffe, brought her own brand of tomfoolery to Monday’s edition of Judge Mathis. She was being sued by a member of the group Freak Nasty…..Lawd Have Mercy…for allegedly breaching her contract to appear at the nightclub he owns.

Watch the coonery unfold below:

Beyonce will be on-hand to provide the turkey-side entertainment on this Thanksgiving. On Nov. 26, the R&B diva is set to star in an ABC one-hour special, I Am…Yours, from her performance at Las Vegas’ Wynn Hotel. I Am…Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas CD/DVD package — featuring the show in it’s entirety, including 30 songs and behind-the-scenes footage — goes on sale Nov. 23.

Catch Part II of The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 2 Reunion — featuring a performance of Kim Zolciak’s gay anthem “Tardy For The Party” — this Thursday 11/5 @ 9/8c only on BRAVO!